From the Baltimore Sun:

Here is the latest statistical data from the Labor Department on average compensation paid to private-sector workers and state- and local-government workers. Note that the figure includes cash wages AND the value of benefits, including deferred compensation such as pension benefits.

On average, private-sector workers made $27.73 per hour in March, the Labor Department says. By contrast, the average state and local government worker earned $39.81 per hour. This is not a convenient statistic for public-sector unions fighting to preserve their pensions and retirement health-care plans.
Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $29.71 per hour worked in March 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $20.67 per hour worked and accounted for 69.6 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $9.04 and accounted for the remaining 30.4 percent.

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $27.73 per hour worked in March 2010. Total employer compensation costs for State and local government workers averaged $39.81 per hour worked in March 2010. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey, measures employer costs for wages, salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and State and local government workers.

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